A Kentucky couple was arrested this week after a landlord’s call about the condition they left their apartment led to a child abuse investigation. An arrest citation said that Casey Farthing and Stephanie Harmer left their apartment in “deplorable conditions” when they moved, and officers found the old apartment roach-infested and filled with dirty diapers, …
An Illinois couple have been charged with multiple counts of abuse of an 11-year-old boy after he ran away from home and went to a nearby business for help. Investigators say that Priscilla Marshall, 34, and Cody Marion, 35, abused the boy for years, including hitting him with household objects, pouring dish soap in his …
A Georgia mother was arrested over the weekend after she was seen slamming her 5-year-old daughter into a fence at a crowded festival in Evans. Witnesses told police that Jordyn Whitlaw, 34, grabbed the girl by the neck and slammed her face into the fence at a Mardi Gras celebration at Evans Towne Center Park, …
A Florida therapist was caught on video beating a young nonverbal boy with autism with a shoe, a tennis racket, and a book. Reylan Cortes-Garnier, 28, was charge with child abuse without great bodily harm for the incident, which took place on February 20 at a West Palm Beach facility, Law&Crime reports. The boy’s mother, …
Police in Pennsylvania have arrested three members of a family after a two-year investigation into allegations of child abuse and neglect that doctor said met the definition of child torture. Newberry Township Police said that Ashley Cardona, the children’s 29-year-old mother; Lori Cardona, their 51-year-old grandmother; and Michael Cardona, Ashley Cardona’s 27-year-old brother; were charged …
Two Illinois daycare employees were arrested this week on multiple battery charges stemming from incidents that occurred last November involving children in their care. The Des Plaines Police Department said that Jessica Murillo, 36, and Izabella Thompson, 23, were charged on Monday with the offenses following an investigation that also involved the state Department of …
Police in Arizona this week arrested a 25-year-old man on child abuse charges after his girlfriend caught him on camera hitting her toddler in the head. Bullhead City Police said that Ora Ray Carson II has been charged with child abuse and aggravated assault. The mother told investigators that she had Carson had been in …
A Michigan mother has been charged with neglecting her two small, special needs children after they were found home alone — one of them eating raw, rotten meat because they were so hungry. Flint Township Police said its officers responded to the home for a welfare chack and found the children alone in utterly disgusting …
Authorities in Washington state who responded to a call last week for a medical emergency found the woman they were called about dead — and 10 sick children in a house that filled with strong odors, rotting food, and potential fire hazards. The children were all taken to a hospital for treatment and placed into …
Some of Myron Chorbajian’s charges relate to child sexual abuse.
A Virginia woman and her boyfriend were arrested this week when police responded to their home for a domestic disturbance and found their 5-month-old daughter with injuries “that required immediate medical intervention.” The Culpeper Police Department said the infant was rushed to UVA-Culpeper Medical Center and later transferred to UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, where …
A county Republican Party chairman in Utah was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated child abuse after he repeatedly dunked his teenage daughter’s head in a bathroom sink because didn’t clean her room to his specifications before going out with friends. A police report says that Wasatch County officials received a reported on January 21 …
